In front of almost 200 people, the head of the Catholic Church asked for forgiveness for the pain and suffering caused by some members of the clergy in the assimilation institutions, which operated between the 1830s and the 1990s. The pope said he was “deeply saddened” by the stories of “suffering, hardship, discrimination and various forms of abuse” he had heard throughout the week. He extended a hand of friendship, promising to visit Canada and work together to end the “colonial mentality”.
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Opinions differ on whether Pope Francis’s words were sufficient or appropriate, given the number of survivors’ requests he did not address in his televised speech on 1 April. However, there is no doubt that the apology, the delegation and everything he managed to write in the books of Canadian history. The story goes on under the ad Between March 28 and April 1, Global News asked Indigenous delegates, friends and family in Rome how they would like to record the events of the week in these books, which children can read at school for future generations. . 5:12 Responding to the Pope’s apology for residential schools Responding to the Pope’s apology for residential schools
Maya Fontaine
The daughter of Phil Fontaine “I would like the history books to reflect the enormous hard work and commitment that representatives and survivors have shown over the years. I would like the history books to recognize all the people who could not be here today – survivors. I have aunts and uncles, grandparents, who went to home schools and that is really for them too. I think it would mean so much to be told: “We understand that this has done you a great disservice and we acknowledge it and we are accountable.” The story goes on under the ad Phil Fontaine’s daughter Maya Fontaine is framed by her two daughters, Aluk Fontaine Richardson (left) and Ella Fontaine Richardson during the Native Vatican delegation on March 29, 2022. Elizabeth McSheffrey / Global News
Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir
Representative of British Columbia, Head of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc “When I look at my grandchild and her grandchild, what they will learn in the textbooks is the real story – Canadian history, the history of the first nations, the history of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and all the First Nations that had home schools and poor Indian hospitals…. History has been written (this week). “There were some steps that needed to be taken and they were taken from the highest level.” Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir speaks to reporters outside the Vatican City on March 31, 2022, after representatives of the First Nations concluded a two-hour private meeting with Pope Francis. Elizabeth McSheffrey / Global News
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A Yukon spokesman, home school survivor and member of the Teslin Tlingit Nation The story goes on under the ad “History books must write the truth – the truth about the situation, the history of why home schools were set up. It was not to educate the children of India, it was to assimilate them into white society and really get rid of language, history and things like that. That’s really important to understand. “ Yukon spokeswoman Adeline Webber overhears Dene National Leader Gerald Antoine speaking to reporters in Rome on April 1, 2022, following a historic meeting with Pope Francis. Elizabeth McSheffrey / Global News
Gary Ganyon
Métis Representative, Cultural Coordinator, Vice President for Area 4 of the Métis Nation of Alberta “We came with our elders, we came with our survivors, we came with our leadership and Cassidy Caron, and we came with our open hearts. I just want Canada to know – or wherever it is – that we tell our story and our stories are what connect us to this world. We need more positive stories. “ The story goes on under the ad Gary Gagnon, cultural coordinator, member of the Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council and vice president for Region 4 of the Métis Nation in Alberta, was photographed in Rome on March 28, 2022, after Métis representatives met with Pope Francis.
Phil Fontaine
Manitoba representative, school survivor and member of the Sagkeeng First Nation “What emerges from this in terms of the stories that will be told will be determined by our people and I am sure many of them will be positive. Will it emerge as the perfect story? I do not think so, there is nothing perfect. There is always a flaw that some will find, but other than that, this moment here is crucial for us, for our history, our place in Canada. “And I am convinced that after this moment we will come out even stronger than we have become.” 2:16 “The world is watching”: Indigenous leader Phil Fontaine’s mission to apologize to the pope “People are watching”: Indigenous leader Phil Fontaine’s mission apologizing to the papacy – March 30, 2022
Cindy Woodhouse
Governor of the Assembly of the First Nations for Manitoba The story goes on under the ad “I’m glad that such moments will be recorded, documented and, you know, translated into different languages, and that people will hear the stories of many of the guardians of knowledge and school survivors here.” I just think there is so much to learn. “I have not learned everything, but Canadian children and children around the world should read about what happened before and that there were schools that hurt children and that we have changed since then.” Manitoba Regional Leader Cindy Woodhouse of the Assembly of First Nations poses for a photo with Colt’s son at their hotel in Rome on March 30, 2022. Woodhouse was part of an enlarged delegation of natives sitting in a general Pope Francis on April 1. Elizabeth McSheffrey / Global News
Katsitsioni Alepou
Spiritual counselor from the Akwesasne Mohawk region “Hopefully it will be written because I have been a teacher for more than 20 years. I just left in June. One thing I noticed in the curriculum is that indigenous people are almost invisible; what is written is written from a different angle, so I think now is the time to turn that narrative upside down and start telling our own stories we share things from many angles. I think people are ready for that now. I would like people to know that we came to represent and that we came in honor of all those who could not come here. I think you have to take a stand, you have to be the voice if you are given this responsibility “. The story goes on under the ad Katsitsionni Fox, spiritual adviser to the indigenous delegation in Rome, sings “Sky World” in honor of the victims and survivors of the home school at the delegation’s last press conference on April 1, 2022. Elizabeth McSheffrey / Global News The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or anxiety as a result of their school experience. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
